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What’s wrong with Alabama’s income inequality?

September 7th, 2010 Alabama has the second biggest gap between rich and poor in the nation, according to a study released in 2008 by the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities, “Pulling Apart: A State-by-State Analysis of Income Trends.” What does that mean? The top...

Huntsville Hunger Workshop report

September 3rd, 2010 Around 60 people came out to The Village Church in Huntsville Tuesday for our fourth and final Hunger and Food Security Workshop. Rich Hartz from the North Alabama Food Bank started off the day with the presentation of some recent data on hunger...

On the Line: The Price of Poverty

August 31st, 2010 In case you missed it, our executive director Kristina Scott was a guest on last Friday’s “On the Line” call-in show on 90.3 WBHM Birmingham. After a week-long series discussing the price of poverty, which covered issues from food deserts to clean...

Fed up with school lunch?

August 30th, 2010 We had a great turnout at our Lunch Line screening Saturday, where we hosted the Southeastern premiere of a documentary that shows “how you can impact children’s health and work within the system.” We were lucky to have one of the filmmakers, Michael...

Ordinary people do extraordinary things.

August 27th, 2010 Last Thursday, August 19, many members of APP’s staff and I attended the Fourth Annual Bailey Thomson Awards Luncheon in Tuscaloosa. The event convened folks from around the state who are passionate about reforming the antiquatedAlabama Constitution...